
GIF of the day

Not everything is as it seems. But if you read this research report on the growth of Internet Radio in South Africa, I’ll take you behind the smoke and mirrors and allow you to experience some of the stink.
Put it this way, there’s a lot of nonsense being spread, and I cut through to the truth.
Update: I have been served with legal papers requesting me to take down this post by around 20:30. Here’s where you can see them.
Ze Frank explains some of his awesome online ideas and projects in this brilliant TED talk.
And if you don’t know Ze Frank, Sportsracer, it’s about time you did!
Barely scraping it in by the skin of their teeth, Google has managed to get its Street View imagery operational for South Africa just in time for the World Cup. Yay! No more lost tourists.
They’ve also done a huge amount of work in the Google Earth platform to create 3D imagery of all the stadiums which looks quite beautiful:
Over and above the 27 towns and cities photographed, the cars and trikes also made over 40 ‘special collects’ of imagery at special locations. Amongst others, these include:
Usually being African makes life a little less digital, but this time, thanks to Google, it’s good to feel like a 21st century citizen.
More at: Google Street View South Africa.